sultan

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Recent Examples of sultan Besides, a defeat for the old sultan could give Moscow control over, or the power to threaten, the Strait of Hormuz off Oman’s northern coast, potentially squeezing the flow of oil that was the lifeblood of the U.K.’s economic life and indeed crucial to economics across Europe. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024 The Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery, located in modern-day Iraq, is one of the oldest Muslim cemeteries in the world, housing the remains of millions of Muslims, ranging from scientists to ancient prophets to kings and sultans. Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2024 According to several press accounts, the sultan each year sent his friend a birthday gift of 1 million euros. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024 Several years after coming to power, this new government set out to collect the finest Korans in the empire—still in the possession of the various mosques, tombs, and religious foundations to which previous sultans had donated them—for display in a new museum in the imperial capital. Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2017 See all Example Sentences for sultan 
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Noun
  • Harry's case involves discussing highly emotional subjects, including the demise of his past relationship with Chelsy Davy, who the prince believes was driven away by the intrusion of the press.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • People who have publicly called for change or criticized the crown prince have been jailed or banned from traveling abroad.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 17 June 2020
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  • That includes the Roman emperor (Mikey Day) performing a rap written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
    William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
  • There, Lucius and his fellow gladiators must mount a full-scale attack on a warring ship for the entertainment of thousands of Romans watching, including its unhinged sibling emperors, Geta and Caracalla (Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger).
    Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • On Tuesday, Prince William and Princess Kate kicked off the day by greeting the emir and Sheikha Jawaher and traveling with them to the Horse Guards Parade, where the king offered a ceremonial welcome.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The British royal family is playing host this week to the emirs of Qatar, who are on a state visit to the United Kingdom.
    Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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  • In both cases, the invaders found, hidden in a large room behind a hidden door, a stunning quantity of treasures representing the wealth of generations of kings.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Under the terms of his HBO contract, he was not allowed to appear in another returning series, meaning his only option was to play Anglo-Saxon king Harold, who famously died on the battlefield in 1066 after being shot in the eye with an arrow.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Khamenei on Saturday met with university students to mark Students Day, which commemorates a Nov. 4, 1978, incident in which Iranian soldiers opened fire on students protesting the rule of the shah at Tehran University.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The shooting killed and wounded several students and further escalated the tensions consuming Iran at the time that eventually led to the shah fleeing the country and the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • After undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy, the princess returned to royal duties, helping to share the workload with King Charles, who revealed his own cancer diagnosis in February, and Queen Camilla, who has been intermittently ill.
    Sarah Young, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The film is a rich tapestry of scenes in rainy, dark woods and golden interiors, like the warm castle parlor where Henry woos Katherine, the princess of France, played dazzlingly by Branagh’s then partner, Emma Thompson.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Cookware This is something for the big-splashy-meal cook in your life—the king of the standing rib roast, the empress of the whole pig on a spit, the generalissimo of the hundred-person clam bake.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Archaeologists subsequently uncovered a platform at the site with statue bases inscribed with the names of 14 Roman emperors and empresses.
    Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024

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